Asperhofen

Asperhofen is a market town with 2134 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Sankt Pölten- Land in Lower Austria.

  • 3.1 Town twinning

Geography

Asperhofen is in the Most district in Lower Austria, 6 km north of Neulengbach, on the edge of the forest as well as the reel Tullnerstraße B 19 to Tulln. The area of ​​the municipality covers 28.85 square kilometers. 20.87 percent of the area is forested.

Asperhofen is a member of the Vienna Woods region initiative.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 20 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Asperhofen (571)
  • This village (98 )
  • Dörfl (33 )
  • Erlaa (82 )
  • Geigelberg (34 )
  • Grabensee (163 )
  • Great trench ( 142)
  • Habersdorf (31 )
  • Haguenau (40 )
  • Haghöfen (61)
  • Johannes Berg ( 60)
  • Kerschenberg (25)
  • Small trench ( 3)
  • Maierhöfen (16 )
  • Paisling (49)
  • Siegersdorf (342 )
  • Starzing (126 )
  • Weinzierl (14 )
  • Wimmersdorf (163 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Asperhofen, this village Dörfl, Dornsberg, Erla, Geigelberg, Grabensee, Great Trench, Habersdorf, Haguenau, Johannesberg, Kerschenberg, small ditch, Paisling, Siegersdorf, Starzing and Wimmersdorf.

History

In ancient times, the area was part of the province of Noricum. After the final conquest of the Avar by the Frankish emperor Charlemagne in 803 began the colonization of the villages Siegersdorf and Wimmersdorf. The resulting locations were now in the field of Baierischen eastern country. The first mention was made in the year 1037. 1972 several surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with Asperhofen. The market survey was conducted in 1987.

Policy

  • Mayor of the municipality is Josef Ecker, Office Director Antonia Benesch.
  • City Council: In the market there are a total of 19 council seats after the municipal elections of 14 March 2010, the following distribution of seats: List ÖVP 12, Independent list Kisser 3, SPO 2, list FPÖ 2, no other seats.

Twinning

  • Asperhofen is twinned with the Hungarian health from the entrance.

Culture and sights

  • State Garden Asperhofen: In the northwest Asperhofens guests since 1995 the State Garden Asperhofen. The way through is designed as round and takes about half an hour. It passes through varied terrain, such as through a riparian forest along by flower meadows, species-rich hedgerows and through an idyllic deciduous forest, through which a small stream flows. Along the way you will find information and rate tables, where you can test your knowledge about birds, butterflies, wildflowers, cereals, trees, insects, fungi and other. Furthermore, the path leads along a viewing tower, the Wilhelm- Kisser Jubiläumswarte past.
  • Wilhelm Kisser Jubiläumswarte: In May 2001, was built by the mountain and park rangers Asperhofen and from the market town Asperhofen on the hill (254 m above sea level) of the country garden Asperhofen an observation tower to mark the 25th anniversary of the mountain and park rangers Asperhofen. The observation tower was named after the late September 2004 Wilhelm Kisser. He coined the market town among other things as an elementary school principal and council, and by his participation in the volunteer fire department and the State Garden Asperhofen.
  • Way of St. James: One of the Austrian sections of the Camino passes through the community Asperhofen and performs Siegersdorf, where in addition to a Jacob's Well, a pilgrim self-catering lodge was built. 2007, a shrine with a statue of St. James was blessed in the locality.

Sports

  • Union tennis club Asperhofen
  • Sports Club Asperhofen
  • Beach volleyball court (since September 2003)

Economy and infrastructure

In 2001 there were also 54 non-agricultural workplaces, about, according to a 1999 survey, 106 agricultural and forestry holdings. The number of persons employed at the residence was 859 ( 2001 census). The employment rate in 2001 was 49.35 percent.

Personalities

  • Johann Figl (* 1945), religious scholar and philosopher of religion
  • Leopold Gegenbauer (1849-1903), mathematician
  • Michael Göschelbauer (1927-2000), politician, mayor of Asperhofen
  • Hans Högl ( b. 1942 ), media and educational sociologist
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